As first reported by PHLY's Charlie O'Connor, Brad Shaw, once considered a leading candidate for the Philadelphia Flyers’ head coaching vacancy, will reportedly not be returning to the team’s coaching staff under newly-appointed head coach Rick Tocchet.

The Flyers hope his return to the franchise will push them out of an extended rebuild and into playoff contention.

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed forwards Rodrigo Abols and Oscar Eklind to one-year, two-way/one way, contract extensions, according to General Manager Daniel Briere.

That said, “outsiders” like Peter Laviolette, Dave Hakstol, Alain Vigneault and John Tortorella didn’t have a lot of success in Philly, either. Of those coaches, Laviolette had the best record (.586 points percentage), and he got the Flyers to the 2010 Stanley Cup final.

Rick Tocchet will be tasked with directing the Philadelphia Flyers' rebuild. Philadelphia announced Wednesday it has hired Tocchet as the 25th head coach in franchise history to replace John Tortorella, who was fired on March 27 with only nine games left in the regular season.

The Flyers hired Tocchet on Wednesday to replace John Tortorella, who was fired March 27. Brad Shaw was interim coach for the final nine games of the season. Sanheim and Konecny represented Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, where Tocchet was an assistant and helped guide it to the championship.

The Philadelphia Flyers have reportedly hired Rick Tocchet, a member of the team's Hall of Fame, as their next head coach.

The Philadelphia Flyers are entering a new era with Rick Tocchet as head coach, bringing optimism to key players like Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecn